Show HOUSE proceedings washington may 2 at the opening of the session of the bouso the speaker laid before the house a letter from secretary of the navy bloody notifying him that he had abent his resignation us a cepres from the sixth massa district to he governor of the letter required no action the house then resumed consideration of the of columbia the to tor axa tn the which vaa lasse in orar tv tha w riot ta uppa ri of the t he bill waa offered by sir mccleary of minnesota alo wa in ot the bill it that july 1 WO 2 ilio periong perio nl tax law of 1878 should bo operative and created for the assessment and collection of the taxes in the course of the extended debate which followed on tho amendment dr of north carolina said that washing washington ton was becoming the mecca for tax dodgers he fraid that nul liona of dollars worth of property outside ti ington escaped taxation because tho owner claimed residence in washington the amendment was finally adopted without division |